Policy Debate: A Guide for High School and College Debaters

This the best $25 you will ever make if you are the parent, coach or grandparent of a new policy debater or wanna be policy debater. It is straight forward, easy to read and what every student needs to hear from someone NOT their coach. It breaks every thing down into very easy to understand terms with all of those hip terms in policy debate as well as the acronyms available to everyone. This will help ANY debater not just a policy debater...all of the construction information and strategies can help in any format. Any coach who somehow thinks that policy debate is inaccessible for the average student should take read this book and it will give them a brand new perspective on the activity. It also provides the basics so that any coach can use it to help their new potential policy debater to pursue the activity. Public forum debaters on the national circuit should read this too! It will help them see the things they share with policy debate and it can provide an easy transition to policy debate for them. Great job by an engaging and knowledgeable author. A MUST for anyone wanting to understand why students who engage in this format absolutely love it!